Combined broom and cloth hanger.



1,061, 150. Patented May 6, 1913.

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COMBINED BROOM AND CLOTH HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1910.

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WALTER R. USSERY AND ENOGH J. COOK, 0F GOOKVILLE, TEXAS.

COMBINED BROOM AND CLOTH HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6, 1913.

Application filed July 11, 1910. Serial No. 571,431.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, VVAL'rnR R. Ussnnv and ENOCII J. Coon, citizens of the United States, residing at Cookville, in the county of Titus and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Broom and Cloth Hangers; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in combined broom and cloth hangers, one object of which is to provide a simple, practical, and eflicient device of the character described whereby a broom may be quickly and conveniently engaged therewith and supported at any desired elevation above the floor.

Another and important object of the invention is in the provision of a. hanger which is adapted tobe folded against the wall or support when the broom is not in use, whereby the ordinary broom cover or a towel can be conveniently clamped and securely held in position between the lower end of the bracket and against the support by passing the broom cover over and through the rods when the hanger is in a receiving position.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the improved hanger showing the same in operative position holding a broom; Fi 2 is a sectional view showing the broom engaged therewith; Fig. 3 is a front view of the hanger. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the same. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the hanger showing a cloth properly clamped thereby.

In the embodiment of the invention we provide a suitable supporting block 1 which may be formed of any suitable material and which is preferably of rectangular oblong shape and has formed therein one or more screw holes through which fastening screws are adapted to be inserted for securing the block to the wall or other suitable support. Pivotally connected to the attaching block 1 is a swinging broom receiving and supporting frame 2 comprising parallel rectangular side bars 3 which have their inner and upper ends mounted on the projecting extremities of a transverse pivot pin arranged in the top of the block 1. The lower free ends of the bars 3 are united and spaced apart by a pair of parallel cross rods l which extend transversely through the bars 3 as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The bars 3 and the rods or pins t are spaced apart sutiiciently to enable a broom handle to be insorted between them as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the frame is swung downwardly as shown in Fig. 1, the broom handle will be gripped by the rods 4t and will be held with its head ofl of the floor and against the wall or other upright support to which the attaching block 1 is secured. The bars 3 are made considerably longer than the attaching block 1 and the rods 4 are so arranged in said bars that when the device is not in use the frame 2 may be swung flat against the wall or other support and receive the block 1. thereby causing the device to lie flat against the wall and occupy very little space.

han it is desired to remove the broom from the hanger the frame 2 is swung upwardly to a horizontal position as shown in Fig. 2 whereuptin the end of the handle may be readily disengaged from between the bars or rods -.l: and thus slipped out of or removed from the frame.

It will be readily umlerstood that when a broom is engagedbetwecn the rods 4 in the lower end of the frame and the frame swung downwardly at an angle to the block 1 that the difference in the anglobetween the broom handle and the frame and the force exerted by the weight or downward pull of the broom will cause the handle to bind against the rods or bars 4: which will thus support the broom at any desired elevation.

It will be noted that the simple construction of the device enables it to be produced at a small cost and at the same time renders it strong and durable in use and effective in accomplishing its intended purpose.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having thus described our invention what we claim is:

A combined broom and cloth hanger comprising a rectangular shaped block adapted to be secured to a support, a skeleton hanger forming the movable part of the device, said hanger consisting of a pair of straight spaced parallel bars, a pair of spaced rods connecting the lower ends of said bars and in a position to be freely moved under the lower end of the block, the opposite ends of said bars being hingedly attached to the upper opposite sides of said block adjacent to the support, whereby a broom is adapted to be arranged between the said bars when the hanger is swung outwardly, the position of said bars being so arranged as to freely receive between them a cloth adapted to be folded over the upper rod and brought into binding contact with the lower projecting end of the block when the hanger is -forced against the support.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribl5 ing witnesses.

Witnesses W. A. KEITH, E. KEITH.

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